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The Colonial Office then offered the position to Captain John Hindmarsh , a naval officer who was said not to be particularly clever and a bit of a bore with his prosy stories about his heroism as a boy on the Bellerophon .
The Colonial Office then offered the position to Captain John Hindmarsh , a naval officer who was said not to be particularly clever and a bit of a bore with his prosy stories about his heroism as a boy on the Bellerophon .
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The Act for the better government of South Australia , which had received the royal assent on 30 July 1842 abolished the colonization commissioners for South Australia and the office of Resident Commissioner in Adelaide .
The Act for the better government of South Australia , which had received the royal assent on 30 July 1842 abolished the colonization commissioners for South Australia and the office of Resident Commissioner in Adelaide .
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... with his public duty , he should ask Gipps to remove him from office since he had lost the confidence and esteem of the colonial government and his continuance in office was incompatible with the real well - being of the community .
... with his public duty , he should ask Gipps to remove him from office since he had lost the confidence and esteem of the colonial government and his continuance in office was incompatible with the real well - being of the community .
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Contents
ANOTHER PROVINCE FOR BRITAINS GENTRY | 17 |
A BRITISH PROVINCE WITH A LAUDABLE PURPOSE | 42 |
HIGH NOON FOR MORAL IMPROVERS IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA | 62 |
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